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Kinyongia tavetana (STEINDACHNER, 1891)

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Higher TaxaChamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon
G: Kilimanjaro Zweihornchamäleon 
SynonymChamaeleon tavetanus STEINDACHNER 1891
Chamaeleon tavetensis STEINDACHNER 1891
Chamaeleo abbotti STEJNEGER 1891
Chamaeleo taitensis — STEJNEGER 1893: 724 (err. pro Ch. tavetanus STEINDACHNER 1891)
Chamaeleon tavetensis — BOULENGER 1892: 73
Bradypodion fischeri tavetanum — LOVERIDGE 1957
Bradypodion tavetanum — KLAVER & BÖHME 1997
Bradypodion tavetanum — NECAS 1999: 191
Kinyongia tavetana — TILBURY et al. 2006
Kinyongia tavetana — TILBURY 2010: 394
Kinyongia tavetana — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 273 
DistributionKenya (Teita Mts.), Tanzania (Arusha, Kilimanjaro, N Pare Mts.)

Type locality: Kilimanjaro, East Africa, 4500 ft.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: NMW 7919: 1 (male); Paralectotype NMW 7919: 2 (male)
Holotype: USNM 16744 [Chamaeleo abbotti] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (445 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the “Taveta” forest at the Southern foot of the Kilimanjaro. STEINDACHNER’s 1891 paper has been published twice with different spellings of “tavetanum” 
References
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